(1) The exact legal name of applicant; its principal place of business; whether an individual, partnership, corporation, or otherwise; State under the laws of which organized or authorized; and the name, title, and mailing address of the person or persons to whom communications concerning the application are to be addressed.

(2) The facts relied upon by applicant to show that the proposed service, sale, operation, construction, extension, or acquisition is or will be required by the present or future public convenience and necessity.

(3) A concise description of applicant's existing operations.

(4) A concise description of the proposed service, sale, operation, construction, extension, or acquisition, including the proposed dates for the beginning and completion of construction, the commencement of operations and of acquisition, where involved.

(5) A full statement as to whether any other application to supplement or effectuate applicant's proposals must be or is to be filed by applicant, any of applicant's customers, or any other person, with any other Federal, State, or other regulatory body; and if so, the nature and status of each such application.

(6) A table of contents which shall list all exhibits and documents filed in compliance with §§ 157.5 through

157.18, as well as all other documents and exhibits otherwise filed, identifying them by their appropriate titles and alphabetical letter designations. The alphabetical letter designations specified in §§ 157.14, 157.16, and 157.18 must be strictly adhered to and extra exhibits submitted at the volition of applicant shall be designated in sequence under the letter Z (Z1, Z2, Z3, etc.)

(7) A form of notice suitable for publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER, as contemplated by § 157.9, which will briefly summarize the facts contained in the application in such way as to acquaint the public with its scope and purpose.

(c) Requests for shortened procedure. If shortened procedure is desired a request therefor shall be made in conformity with § 1.32 (b) of this chapter

and may be included in the application or filed separately.

[17 FR 7386, Aug. 14, 1952, as amended by Order 196, 22 FR 2882, Apr. 24, 1957; Order 217, 24 FR 9474, Nov. 25, 1959; Order 280, 29 FR 4876, Apr. 7, 1964; Order 317, 31 FR 432 Jan. 13, 1966]

§ 157.7 Abbreviated applications.

(a) General. When the operations sales, service, construction, extensions, acquisitions or abandonment proposed by an application do not require all the data and information specified by this part to disclose fully the nature and extent of the proposed undertaking, an abbreviated application may be filed provided it contains all information and supporting data necessary to explain fully the proposed project, its economic justification, its effect upon applicant's present and future operations and upon the public proposed to be served, and is otherwise in conformity with the applicable requirements of this part regarding form, manner of presentation, and filing. Such an application shall (1) state that it is an abbreviated application; (2) specify which of the data and information required by this part are omitted; and (3) relate the facts relied upon to justify separately each such omission.

(b) Gas-purchase facilities—budgettype applications. An abbreviated application requesting a budget-type certificate authorizing the construction of gas-purchase facilities during a given twelve-month period and operation.

(1)(i) The total estimated cost of the gas purchase facilities proposed in the application does not exceed 2 percent of the applicant's gas plant (Account 101, Uniform System of Accounts Prescribed for Natural Gas Companies) or $12 million, whichever is the lesser, except that an applicant with less than $7.5 million in such gas plant account may have a total gas purchase budget amount of $150,000.

(ii) The cost of gas-purchase facilities for any single project to be installed during the authorized construction period does not exceed 25 percent of the total budget amount or $1.5 million, whichever is the lesser, except

that a single off-shore project, including any in the disputed zone, is limited to $2,500,000, or the total budget amount, whichever is the lesser.

(2) Any application proposing the construction of facilities having an estimated total cost in excess of the amounts specified in subparagraph (1) of this paragraph shall be accompanied by a request for waiver of the provisions of such paragraph and will be granted only for good cause shown.

(3) The applicant agrees to file with the Commission, within sixty days after expiration of the authorized construction period, a statement showing for each individual project:

(i) Description of the gas-purchase facilities installed, e.g., miles and size of pipelines, compressor horsepower, metering facilities.

(ii) Location of gas-purchase facilities installed.

(iii) Actual installed cost of gas-purchase facilities subdivided by size of pipelines, compressor horsepower, metering facilities and appurtenant facilities.

(iv) Estimated recoverable gas reserves in Mcf at 14.73 psia made available to applicant by means of the facilities last installed.

(v) Names of fields connected.

(vi) The names of the independent producers or other sellers from whom the gas is being purchased together with the respective dates of their gas sales contracts, FPC gas rate schedule designations, and related certificate docket numbers.

(4) "Gas-purchase facilities" means those facilities, subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, necessary to connect the facilities of an independent producer or other similar seller, authorized by this Commission to make a sale of gas to a gas purchaser for resale in interstate commerce, with the system of the gas purchaser or the system of another natural gas company authorized to transport such gas for the account of, or for the exchange of such gas with, the gas purchaser. Budget-type applications to construct and operate "gas-purchase facilities" may be filed by either or both the gas purchaser and another natural gas company authorized to transport gas

for the account of, or for the exchange of gas with, the gas purchaser, depending upon which company or companies will actually construct and operate the budget facilities.

(c) Miscellaneous rearrangements of facilities-budget-type application. An abbreviated application requesting a budget-type certificate authorizing the construction during a given twelvemonth period, and operation of gassales or transportation facilities may be filed when:

(1) The facilities proposed in the application are to be used for miscellaneous rearrangements not resulting in any change of service rendered by means of the facilities involved, e.g., changes in existing field operation or relocation of existing sales or transportation facilities when required by highway construction, dam construction or other similar reasons.

(2)(i) The total estimated cost of the rearrangement of facilities proposed in the application does not exceed $300,000 except where the applicant's gas plant (Account No. 101, Uniform System of Accounts Prescribed for Natural Gas Companies) is $10,000,000 or less, in which case the total estimated cost of the gas-sales facilities proposed in the application shall not exceed $100,000.

(ii) Any application proposing the construction of facilities having an estimated cost in excess of the amounts specified in subdivision (i) of this subparagraph shall be accompanied by a request for waiver of the provisions of such subdivision and will be granted only for good cause shown.

(3) The application contains a statement indicating the maximum facilities to be installed during the authorized construction period, including the maximum number of lateral or loop lines to be installed and their maximum length and diameter, the maximum number of taps and meters to be installed, and the estimated cost of facilities for each such type or project.

(4) The applicant agrees to file with the Commission, within sixty days after expiration of the authorized construction period, a statement showing for each individual project:

(i) Description of the rearranged facilities installed, e.g., location, miles and size of pipeline (including wall thickness and minimum yield point), taps, laterals, lateral loop lines, metering and regulating facilities.

(ii) Actual cost of facilities subdivided by size of pipeline, taps, laterals, lateral loop lines, metering and regulating facilities, and appurtenant facilities.

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(d) Underground gas storage facilities-budget-type application. An abbreviated application requesting tudget-type certificate authorizing the construction and operation of natural gas pipeline and compression facilities for the testing and development of underground reservoirs for the possible storage of gas for a three-year period may be filed when:

(1) The volume of natural gas to be injected into the prospective storage fields does not exceed a total of 10,000,000 Mcf, with no more than 2,000,000 Mfc being injected into any single field.

(2) Gas will be injected for testing purposes only during off-peak periods.

(3) No storage field developed pursuant to this section will be utilized to render service without further authorization by the Commission; except that gas may be withdrawn on occasion for testing purposes.

(4)(i) The total expenditures for the three-year period does not exceed $3,000,000 or $1,000,000 for any oneyear period. These costs shall include expenditures for leases, wells, pipeline, compressor and related facilities, but shall not include the cost of the gas to be used for testing purposes.

(ii) Any application proposing the construction of facilities having an estimated cost in excess of the amounts specified in subdivision (i) of this subparagraph shall be accompanied by a request for waiver of the provisions of such subdivision and will be granted only for good cause shown.

(5) The cost of any project ultimately determined to be infeasible for storage shall be charged to Account No. 822 of Part 201, Underground Storage Exploration and Development Expenses.

(6) Applicant agrees to submit within 60 days after the end of each year of the three-year budget period a statement, under oath, showing for each project:

(i) A description of the facilities constructed and the type of storage reservoir; i.e., gas expansion or dry gas, water-drive or aquifer.

(ii) The location of the facilities. (iii) The cost of such facilities. (iv) The monthly volumes of gas injected into and withdrawn from each reservoir.

(v) An estimate of the storage capacity and daily deliverability of each project.

(7) If the reservoir to be tested and developed is an aquifer-type reservoir, applicant agrees to submit for each such project quarterly reports, under oath, containing the following information in addition to the data required by subparagraph (6) of this paragraph:

(i) The daily volumes of natural gas injected into and withdrawn from the aquifer during the quarter and the volume of gas in the aquifer at the end of each month.

(ii) The maximum daily injection or withdrawal rate experienced during the quarter and the average working pressure on such maximum days taken at a central measuring point where the total volume injected or withdrawn is measured.

(iii) Results of any tracer program by which leakage of gas may be determined.

(iv) Any pressure surveys of gas wells and water levels in observation wells conducted during the quarter by individual well. Copies of any core analyses, gamma ray, neutron or other electric log surveys and back-pressure tests taken during the quarter.

(v) A map of the storage project showing the location of the wells, the latest revised structure contours, the location and extent of the gas bubble. This map need not be filed if there is no material change from the map previously filed.

(vi) Such other data or reports which may aid the Commission in the evaluation of the project.

(vii) Reports shall continue to be filed quarterly through the three-year period and thereafter until the project is either certificated for regular service or abandoned, unless otherwise ordered by the Commission.

(e) Direct sales measuring station and related minor facilities-budgettype abandonment application. An abbreviated application requesting a budget-type authorization permitting the cessation of service and removal of direct sales measuring, regulating, and related minor facilities during a given 12-month period may be filed when:

(1) The deliveries to any one direct sale customer through any one of the sales measuring facilities to be abandoned have not exceeded 100,000 Mcf annually during the last year of service.

(2) The applicant will not abandon any service unless it has received a written request, or written permission, from the direct sale customer to terminate service. In the event such request or permission cannot be obtained, a statement certifying that the customer has no further need for the service must be filed.

(3) The applicant agrees to file with the Commission, within 60 days after expiration of the authorized abandonment period:

(i) A statement showing for each individual project a description of the facilities abandoned and the docket numbers of the prior proceedings in which the facilities or services abandoned were certificated.

(ii) A statement indicating in each case the reason why the service or facilities were abandoned, together with a copy of the written request or permission, or statement in lieu thereof, for termination of service. In the event a written request or permission cannot be obtained from the customer, applicant shall set forth in his statement a detailed explanation of how the abandonment is in the public interest.

(iii) A statement showing the effect of the abandonment upon any rate schedules or tariffs on file with this Commission.

(iv) A concise description of the changes of property, indicating the cost of property abandoned in place,

the cost of property removed and salvaged together with the relevant information required by paragraph (f) of § 157.18.

(v) A geographic map or maps of suitable scale and detail showing the location of the facilities abandoned.

(f) Applications to include exhibit FIV. All applications filed in accordance with paragraphs (b), (c), (d), and (g) of this section shall include and exhibit F-IV as prescribed in § 157.14(a)(6-d).

(g) Field gas compression facilities— budget-type application. An abbreviated application requesting budget-type authorization to permit (1) abandonment of field compression and related metering and appurtenant facilities, (2) construction of new or additional field compression and related metering and appurtenant facilities, and (3) removal and relocation of existing field compression and related metering and appurtenant facilities during a given twelve-month period and operation of said facilities may be filed when:

(i) The proposed construction, relocation, removal, and abandonment will not result in changing applicant's system salable capacity or service from that authorized prior to the date of filing the budget application, but will permit the applicant more effectively to utilize the facilities to take gas into its system from existing sources of supply for use in meeting the requirements of its customers. Existing sources of supply are those gas producing fields, reservoirs, wells, or formations from which applicant was receiving gas at the date of filing the budget application, except those producing fields, reservoirs, wells, or formations used exclusively for making emergency sales under §§ 2.68 and 2.70 of this chapter or §§ 157.22 and 157.29.

(ii) The facilities involved in the budget application are those used or to be used to transport natural gas into applicant's interstate system, pursuant to Commission authorization, from existing sources of natural gas supply, as defined above, including its own producing fields, or purchase from other producers or sellers or receipts of gas under exchange arrange

tion when tendered for filing. Such exhibits may be attached to the application or furnished in a separate volume or separate volumes designated "Exhibits to Application." Such separate volume or volumes shall indicate on the cover thereof applicant's name and bear Docket No. CP(number designation to be left blank).

(1) Exhibit A-Articles of incorporation and bylaws. If applicant is not an individual, a conformed copy of its articles of incorporation and bylaws, or other similar documents. One certified copy shall be submitted with the original application.

(2) Exhibit B-State and local authorizations. (i) A copy of any certificate of public convenience and necessity or similar authorization which applicant has obtained from the State commission or commissions of each of the States in which applicant engages or proposes to engage in the local distribution of natural gas; (ii) a copy of any franchise or similar authorization which applicant has obtained from each of the municipalities in which applicant engages or proposes to engage in the local distribution of natural gas; and (iii) a copy of any other authorization or form of consent which applicant has obtained from any State, State commission, municipality or from any agency of the Federal government necessary or incidental to applicant's proposal to engage in the local distribution of natural gas. One certified copy of each of the documents specified in subdivisions (i), (ii), and (iii) of this paragraph shall be submitted as exhibits to the original application.

(3) Exhibit C-Officials. A list of the names and business addresses of applicant's officers and directors, or similar officials if applicant is not a corporation.

(4) Exhibit D-Subsidiaries and affiliation. If applicant or any of its officers or directors, directly or indirectly, owns, controls, or holds with power to vote, 10 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of any other person or organized group of persons engaged in production, transportation, distribution, or sale of natural gas, or of any person or organized group of

persons engaged in the construction or financing of such enterprises or operations, a detailed explanation of each such relationship, including the percentage of voting strength represented by such ownership of securities. If any persons or organized group of persons, directly or indirectly, owns, controls, or holds with power to vote, 10 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of applicant-give a detailed explanation of each such relationship.

(5) Exhibit F—Location of facilities. A geographical map of suitable scale and detail showing all of the transmission facilities proposed to be installed and operated by Applicant between distribution systems of Applicant and the transmission pipeline system of the proposed supplier (respondent), and include:

(i) Location, length, and size of applicant's transmission pipelines.

(ii) Location and size (related horsepower) of applicant's transmission compressor stations.

(iii) Location and designation of each point of connection of applicant's proposed transmission facilities with (a) proposed pipeline supplier (respondent) main line industrial customers, gas pipeline or distribution systems, showing towns and communities to be served, and (b) gas producing and storage filed, or other sources of supply.

(iv) Location, length and size of facilities required to be installed by the proposed supplier (respondent) necessary for the rendition of service requested by the applicant.

(6) Exhibit G-Flow diagram showing daily design capacity and reflecting operation with proposed transmission facilities. A flow diagram showing daily design capacity of all transmission facilities proposed to be installed and operated by applicant between distribution facilities of applicant and the transmission pipeline system of the proposed supplier (respondent) including the following:

(i) Diameter, wall thickness, and length of pipe to be installed.

(ii) For each transmission compressor station, the size, type, and number of compressor units, horsepower required, horsepower to be installed, volume of gas to be used as fuel, suc